Blue42
ArboristSite Member
I had a 2' diameter beech tree fall and spent a lot of time debarking it to preserve the wood. I left the pieces out (off the ground) that were too big to move but not worth it to me to mill with the chainsaw.
They're cracked pretty bad along the length of the logs on the top. I suspect if I'd been able to keep them out of the sun it wouldn't have happened. I sealed all ends well with anchorseal right away, so I'm not talking about the ends cracking. The cracks started on the upper side of the log, not the ends.
I just went out there and dumped some teak oil on the tops of them all. I wish I'd done that to start with. Probably too late now.
Does anyone have any experience or tips with this? Leave the bark on and they'll rot. Take the bark off and they'll crack; at least if you can't get them out of the sun.
For me, I think next time I will coat the tops of any logs I have to leave to dry in the sun with an outdoor deck/furniture oil right away. The drying can happen through the bottom.
They're cracked pretty bad along the length of the logs on the top. I suspect if I'd been able to keep them out of the sun it wouldn't have happened. I sealed all ends well with anchorseal right away, so I'm not talking about the ends cracking. The cracks started on the upper side of the log, not the ends.
I just went out there and dumped some teak oil on the tops of them all. I wish I'd done that to start with. Probably too late now.
Does anyone have any experience or tips with this? Leave the bark on and they'll rot. Take the bark off and they'll crack; at least if you can't get them out of the sun.
For me, I think next time I will coat the tops of any logs I have to leave to dry in the sun with an outdoor deck/furniture oil right away. The drying can happen through the bottom.